It is known as the cleaned city in South India and has been developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. Earlier, the city was known as Bhanupuri but later got its name as Suryapet.

Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy from TRS won the seat in 2014 Assembly election by a close call of 2,219 votes and surpassed Sankineni Venkateshwer Rao who contested the election as an independent candidate.

The TRS has been ruling the state since its inception in 2014. K Chandrashekhar Rao has been representing the state since it was formed.